Business Buzz, April 21, 2013

The Wilkes-Barre Veterans Affairs Medical Center has invested in purchasing intelligent room sterilization. This piece of equipment is a mobile system encased with ultraviolet lamps that produce high-intensity ultraviolet light that aids in the disinfection process by eliminating multidrug-resistant organisms.

Hair donated: Jamie Jenkens, Greenfield Twp., had more than 10 inches of her hair cut at Fusion Hair Design, Scranton, as a donation to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides wigs to children suffering from medical hair loss. In support of Locks of Love, Fusion Hair Design provides free haircuts to individuals interested in donating at least 10 inches or more of their hair.

Networking event held: Business professionals gathered at Johnson College for the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce spring business card exchange in March.

Health screenings held: Rite Aid's New Wellness store opened in Old Forge. The grand opening featured free allergy screenings and organic/health food samples.

Program begins: The 2013 Keystone Active Zone Passport program began Saturday and will continue through Sept. 30. The program encourages people of all ages and abilities to get outside and active at close-to-home parks, trails and outdoor events throughout the county.

Award recipient chosen: The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce announced that Augelli Printing has been selected the April recipient of the Small Business Spotlight award.

Award received: Freedom Credit Union has won Montco Happening's first people's choice award for "best bank" in Montgomery County. The Happening List is Montco's People's Choice competition, a contest that decides who is the most happening person, place, event or business in the county.

Recognition earned: Geisinger Health System's Genomics Medicine Institute earned grand prize recognition by Bio-IT World in its ninth best practices awards. Geisinger was recognized in the category of informatics for integrated genome-phenome analysis for its work in an international contest led by Boston Children's Hospital. With a goal of establishing best practices for interpreting genomic data, the project involved 23 teams of professionals from around the world competing to interpret the DNA sequences of three children with rare conditions whose causes were a mystery.

Hospital expands services: Bone density testing is now available at the Pike County Medical Center in Lords Valley and electrocardiograms are now being done at the Wayne Memorial Outpatient Center in Waymart. Both services are enhancements to the facilities.

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